Tom Forese
| Tom Forese | ||
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| Arizona House of Representatives District 17 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 5, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $24,000/year | |
| Per diem | $35/day for the first 120 days of regular session and for special sessions and $10/day thereafter. | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | Four consecutive terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Arizona House of Representatives District 21 | ||
| 2011-2013 | ||
| Personal | ||
| Profession | President, FMG Partners | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
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Contents |
Forese attended Brigham Young University in Idaho. He has been the director of academic affairs for Link-Systems International since 2007. He is also currently the president of FMG Partners.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Forese served on the following committees:
| Arizona Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Commerce, Chair | ||||
| • Government | ||||
| • Capital Review | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Forese served on these committees:
| Arizona Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Government | ||||
| • Higher Education, Innovation and Reform, Vice Chair | ||||
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Tom Forese endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [1]
Elections
2012
Forese won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 17. He and incumbent J.D. Mesnard ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 17, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tom Forese Incumbent |
35.9% | 44,422 | |
| Republican | J.D. Mesnard Incumbent |
34.7% | 42,955 | |
| Democratic | Karyn Lathan | 29.3% | 36,265 | |
| Republican | Jason Harris (Write-in) | 0% | 41 | |
| Total Votes | 123,683 | |||
2010
Forese and J.D. Mesnard defeated Venessa Whitener in the August 24 primary. They then defeated Green Party candidate Linda J. Macias in the November 2 general election.[4][5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tom Forese (R)
|
42,523 | |||
| J.D. Mesnard (R)
|
39,891 | |||
| Linda J. Macias (G) | 17,181 | |||
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tom Forese (R)
|
12,253 | |||
| J.D. Mesnard (R)
|
12,028 | |||
| Venessa Whitener (R) | 10,147 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Forese raised $29,410 in contributions. [6]
He donated the most money to his campaign, $7,200.
Scorecards
Goldwater Institute
The Goldwater Institute releases its "Legislative Report Card" annually for all Arizona legislators. This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions. The primary values emphasized in the ratings are whether votes expand or restrict liberty.[7]
2012
Forese received a score of 69 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of B+ according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 1 lower than his score on the 2011 report card. Forese’s 70 in 2012 was tied for the 7th highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.[7]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Tom + Forese + Arizona + House"
Tom Forese News Feed
- Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes bill allowing Arizona funeral homes to hire trainee interns - The Republic
- Brewer gets bill targeting scrap metal theft through dealers - Arizona Capitol Times
- Anti metal-theft bill awaits governor's signature - Arizona - Newszap.com - newszap.com
- Latest laws address trespassing, 'living wages,' business rights - East Valley Tribune
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Personal
Forese has a wife, Casey.
External links
- Tom Forese's campaign website
- House website
- Project Vote Smart Biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
References
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Arizona Elected Officials," February 2, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State - Primary candidate list
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Primary results
- ↑ General election results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Goldwater Institute "2012 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's 50th Legislature, First Regular Session," August 15, 2012
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| Preceded by Tom Forese |
Arizona House, District 21 2011–2013 |
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- 2012 endorsement of Mitt Romney for President
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